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MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC (Michigan) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,500 to it, the largest being STEPHEN A MARKS FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$461k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$33k
Net assets
$1.2M
1/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 6%
01What it does

What Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation Inc does

Mission

To promote, support and enhance the broadcast industry for the good of all michigan citizens through education, research, public service, historical preservation, information dissemination and a commitment to diversity in all aspects of the broadcast industry.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. To promote and support by donation, scholarship, loan or otherwise the education and training of the public and individuals in the skills and business of broadcasting. 23 mabf scholarships were awarded during 2023 to 23 students.

    $173,257 spentof which $25,674 as grants
    53% of program spending

  2. The great lakes broadcast & sports media academy hosted 896 students and provided educational sessions related to broadcasting careers, career fairs, and career networking with industry professionals.

    $98,415 spent$38,000 earned by the program
    30% of program spending

  3. Hall of fame & lifetime achievement awards

    $54,285 spent$24,634 earned by the program
    17% of program spending

  4. Career fair hosting approximately 1231 students and business minded professionals, giving them a chance to meet and network with broadcast professionals representing approximately 85 different broadcasting companies and stations.

    $1,959 spent$7,530 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $327,916.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($144k) Expenses 100 ($139k) Net assets 100 ($1.1M)2018 Revenue 120 ($173k) Expenses 119 ($165k) Net assets 101 ($1.1M)2019 Revenue 131 ($189k) Expenses 122 ($169k) Net assets 102 ($1.2M)2020 Revenue 78 ($112k) Expenses 88 ($122k) Net assets 102 ($1.2M)2021 Revenue 80 ($116k) Expenses 50 ($70k) Net assets 106 ($1.2M)2022 Revenue 127 ($183k) Expenses 138 ($192k) Net assets 105 ($1.2M)2023 Revenue 253 ($365k) Expenses 259 ($359k) Net assets 105 ($1.2M)2024 Revenue 319 ($461k) Expenses 331 ($460k) Net assets 105 ($1.2M)
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Revenue (319)Expenses (331)Net assets (105)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.2M to $1.4M (+10%).

$1.1M
$1.2M
$1.2M
$1.2M
$1.2M
$1.2M
$1.2M
$1.4M
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

78% of MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$5k
’17
$8k
’18
$20k
’19
−$10k
’20
$46k
’21
−$9k
’22
$6k
’23
$1k
’24
28
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed2623212218162119
Joined·+9+7+8+3+6+6+6
No longer listed·12977818
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $21k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
2
1

Left out of every figure on this page: $421k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Michigan Association of Broadcasters). These are real filings, and they are not money MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC raised.

From the IRS filings of MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

62%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 94% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC draws 69% of its grant income from funders outside Michigan, across 3 states in all.

MI
OH
MD

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Michigan out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin0% · below the median
Months of reserve28.2mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)18% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Michigan

Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters90%Mymichigan Health Foundation85%Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association Dba Check in Michigan85%Better Business Bureau of Michigan Educational Foundation83%Michigan Association of Health Plans83%Michigan Association of Realtors83%Michigan Water Environment Association83%Small Business Association of Michigan83%

Nationally

Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters90%Mymichigan Health Foundation85%Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Inc85%Montana Broadcasters Association85%Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association Dba Check in Michigan85%Better Business Bureau of Michigan Educational Foundation83%Audio Publishers Association83%Michigan Association of Health Plans83%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

92% of spending goes to programs.

Program 92%Management 8%Fundraising 0%

Governance

17
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

86%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MI

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • Michigan Association of Broadcasters · exempt
  • Michigan Broadcasters Service Corporation · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC?
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC (Michigan) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,500 to it, the largest being STEPHEN A MARKS FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $32,500 in grants to MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC?
STEPHEN A MARKS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing